General Strike Day 9: Wednesday 12 May 1926
[Slide for a , included in the archives of Henry Sara]
We should resume our work in a spirit of co-operation, leaving behind us all malice and vindictiveness" (loud cheers; Government and Opposition)
Extract from the speech of the Prime Minister to the House of Commons, reported in the
12.20pm: The Trades Union Congress General Council visit Downing Street and .
The news is telegraphed to the BBC and .
The King issues a message urging his subjects to join together and "forget whatever elements of bitterness the events of the past few days may have created" in order to create a lasting peace.
The miners remain on strike.
During the evening, police baton charge a crowd attending a meeting outside the Town Hall, Poplar, London. Those injured include the Mayor of Poplar.
Selected sources:
- : official notes of the meeting between members of the Cabinet and the Trades Union Congress General Council
- Summaries of BBC news broadcasts:
- , emergency newspaper issued by the government
- , official strike news bulletin of the Trades Union Congress, including announcement of the end of the strike
- , official strike news bulletin of the Scottish Trades Union Congress
- , including copy of the Samuel memorandum
- (morning)
- , 12.30pm
- (morning)
- , illustrated emergency bulletin
- , late extra bulletin